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A case study of the constitution of school mathematics for the deaf in three primary school classrooms.

Author: Dalvi, Rubina Date: 2012 This dissertation presents an investigation of the constitution of mathematics for a group of deaf learners in grades 4, 5 and 6. These learners were taught in sign language on the topics of integers, time and fractions. Four lessons were ... Read more
Facilitating Online

Author: Carr, Tony ; Jaffer, Shaheeda ; Smuts, Jeanne Date: 15 Sep 2014 The guide contains the course model, week-by-week learning activities, general guidance to the course leader on how to implement and customise the course and specific guidelines on each learning activity.Course intended for training educators ... Read more c b
An investigation into the constitution of absolute value inequalities by Grade 12 students in a selection of Western Cape State schools as displayed in students' solutions to a baseline test problem

Author: Ward, Julianne Date: 2016 This dissertation is an investigation into the constitution of absolute value inequalities in Grade 12 students' solutions to the problem 2x − 3 < 4 in a baseline Mathematics test conducted in seven schools populated by students from working-class ... Read more
An investigation of what knowledge in valued and how it is communicated in a mathematics support course for first-year engineering students

Author: Rix, Renee Date: 2016 There is longstanding and widespread concern that students find the transition from school to university mathematics difficult. There have been various practical responses to supporting students in this transition. Research conducted on these ... Read more
Mathematics, pedagogy and textbooks : a study of textbook use in Grade 7 mathematics classrooms

Author: Jaffer, Shaheeda Date: 2001 This dissertation is concerned with a systematic description of the recontextualization of the practices of a textbook, Maths for all Grade 7 Learner's Activity Book, when it is incorporated into grade 7 mathematics teachers' classroom ... Read more
Pedagogic evaluation, computational performance and orientations to mathematics: a study of the constitution of Grade 10 mathematics in two secondary schools

Author: Jaffer, Shaheeda Date: 2018 This study takes as its starting point Bernstein’s proposition that evaluation is central to pedagogy. Specifically, along with many researchers who draw on his work, Bernstein claims that explicit evaluative criteria are critical to the ... Read more
The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges

Author: Jaffer, Shaheeda ; Ng'ambi, Dick ; Czerniewicz, Laura Date: 2007 One of the most common problems of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education is to base choices on technological possibilities rather than educational needs. In developing countries where higher education is fraught ... Read more
A study of the constitution of Grade 8 mathematics within the context of the Revised National Curriculum Statement in five Western Cape schools

Author: Arendse, Nicole Date: 2013 This dissertation is an investigation into the constitution of school mathematics within the context of the Revised National Curriculum Statement in a selection of Grade 8 mathematics lessons in five working-class schools in the Western Cape ... Read more